Alexander Graham Bell's Estate and Grave

On October 25, 1996 less than a month after I retired, I paid my respects to Alexander Graham Bell, one of my childhood heroes and the man who had made possible my 30 year career at Bell Laboratories, by visiting his grave, located on his estate in Nova Scotia, Canada. Many find my tribute to Bell fascinating and educational. The New York Times obiturary is another article to be read.

I stayed at the historic Telegraph House in nearby Baddeck. As fate would have it, I was assigned Room 1, which Bell had lived in for months while his estate was being completed.

Since Bell is buried on private property, I wrote Grosvenor Blair, his great-grandson, who owns the estate, and he not only granted me permission to visit, but had Jack McDonald, his caretaker give me a tour of the estate. Mr. McDonald, who is the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell's caretaker and driver, shared with me many personal details and stories about Bell that he had learned from his grandfather. I felt deeply honored.